Ludger Weeke
Ludger Weeke (born April 25, 1949 in Hamm ) is a German water polo player .
Ludger Weeke played for SC Rote Erde Hamm throughout his career . In 1969, 1971, 1973 and 1975 the 1.78 m tall attacking player was a German water polo champion .
In 1967 he made his debut in the national team , for which he played a total of 180 international matches. At the Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968 , he finished tenth with the German team. This was followed by seventh place at the 1970 European Championships. At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, the German team qualified for the final round with a second place in the preliminary round and finished fourth. After finishing eighth at the 1974 European Championship, the German team reached sixth place at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal. In total, Weeke scored eleven goals in 24 games at the Olympic Games.
Ludger Weeke remained active as a water polo player at the end of his competitive sports career. Although he continued to work for Rote Erde Hamm as a youth coach for many years, he joined the Düsseldorf swimming club as a Masters player, with which he became Masters European Champion in 2018.
literature
- National Olympic Committee for Germany (Ed.): The Olympic team of the Federal Republic of Germany. Frankfurt am Main 1976 p. 375
Web links
- Short portraits of German water polo players
- Ludger Weeke in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Footnotes
- ↑ Routines of the DSC 98 continue the successful series. Article from September 12, 2018 on rp-online (with photo)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weeke, Ludger |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German water polo player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 25, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamm |